Economic activity in the GCC region is projected to slow this year despite continued expansion in hydrocarbon output. However, non-oil growth could marginally increase next year, said an IMF report on regional economic outlook.
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The economic, social and political changes across the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (Menap) and its marketing challenges will be the focus of an upcoming conference in Dubai.
The Esomar’s Best of Menap 2014 conferen

Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered has hired Sarmad Lone, previously with Morgan Stanley, to help boost the lender's business with top international companies in the Middle East and north Africa.
Lone has joined the British

Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Morad Mahlouji as regional head of Origination and Client Coverage (OCC) for the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (Menap).
Mahlouji will lead the bank's OCC Group which shapes the c

Land Rover Menap has announced that it will be offsetting over 300,000 tonnes of tailpipe CO2 emissions from sales of its cars in the Middle East, North Africa & Pakistan region via its CO2 offset programme.
The amount offset will be i

Land Rover Menap will be donating six Land Rover Defender 110 station wagons to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society and six more to the Pakistan Army in order to help the disaster relief operation.
The vehicles will be used to deliver aid i

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today said that economic growth in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (Menap) region is projected to decline from 5.7 per cent in 2008 to 2.6 per cent in 2009.
Releasing the IMF